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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 17, 1983 Planning Commission Meeting May 17, 1983 City Council Chambers 7:00 p.m. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Acting Chairman Ellard called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. ROLL CALL Present were Commissioners Ginger Bitterling, Virgil Elbert, Garth Ellard, Louise Novasad, and Charles Piland. Absent were Chairman Orrin Frederick who is attending school out of town, and Commissioner Jerry Mattey who was excused for medical reasons . Also present were City Administrator David Kucera, Fire Chief/Building Offi- cial Don Paul and Planning Secretary Maureen Tanhoff. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Piland made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 3, 1983 Planning Commission Meeting as typed. Commissioner Bitterling seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Bitterling, yes; Elbert, yes ; Novasad, yes; Piland, , yes . All of the Commissioners voted in favor of the motion, and the motion carried. CORRESPONDENCE No correspondence was brought before the Planning Commission at this meeting. PUBLIC APPEARANCES No public appearances were made at this Planning Commission Meeting. BUSINESS A. Public Meeting for the Planning Commission to consider the request for a Minor Partition of Land by Borge Jensen for land located on the west side of Snowy Butte Road, further described as Jackson County Map Page 37 2W 10AC, Tax Lot 3900. Don Paul read staff report dated May 13, 1983. The following exhibits were read into the record: Exhibit A - Notice of Public Meeting published in the Medford Mail Tribune on May 6 and 13, 1983, and posted at City Hall , City Fire Station, City Library, and City Post Office; Exhibit B - Application for Minor Partition of Land by Borge Jensen; Exhibit C - Plat map of area and sub- ject property; Exhibit D - Surveyor's map of proposed partition; Exhibit E - Legal description of Parcel 1 ; Exhibit F - Legal description of Parcel 2; Exhibit G - Memorandum concerning water line and fire hydrant waiver; Exhibit H - Resolution No. 272; Exhibit I - Public Works comments on installed utilities. Also presented at this meeting was notarized statement of Mr. and Mrs . Borge Jensen and their son, Bjarne Jensen, describing their intent to meet the two Planning Commission Meeting May 17, 1983 City Council Chambers Page 2 conditions of approval recommended in the staff report read at this meeting. Mr, and Mrs . Jensen and Bjarne Jensen were in the audience. Acting Chairman Ellard declared the Public Meeting open. Mr. Borge Jensen came forward and stated that he had built a house in Central Point in the fall of 1981 and has been looking forward to building the one he is proposing to build now if the Minor Partition of Land request is approved. He stated he has found his dealings with the City to be greatly improved since 1981 , and credited Don Paul with this in that he has taken care of everything in the best way possible. He stated he had nothing further to add as Mr. Paul 's report was very thorough. Acting Chairman Ellard asked if anyone would like to speak in opposition to the request for Minor Partition of Land and no one came forward. The Public Meeting was closed. Commissioner Piland asked Don Paul if the 20-foot right-of-way recommended as one of the conditions of approval was for a City street. Mr. Paul stated that the City reserves the right to put a City street there should there be development to the south of the subject property at some point in the future . Commissioner Piland commented that the bridge across Griffin Creek to Parcel 2 is an extremely well built bridge. Acting Chairman Ellard recommended that the conditions No. 1 and No. 2 in the staff report be included in the recommendation for approval if the Planning Commission decides to make a motion to that effect. Commission Piland made a motion to approve Resolution No. 73, a resolution to recommend approvalto the Central Point City Council of a Minor Partition of Land request by Borge Jensen for land located on the west side of Snowy Butte Road, further described as Jackson County Map Page 37 2W 10AC, Tax Lot 3900, with the following conditions attached: 1 . The applicant provide a Warranty Deed dedicating an additional 20 feet of right-of-way to the public along the easterly property line as required by Resolution No . 272, Section 2. , Item (7) ; 2. The applicant provide a bridge and access easement agreement for Parcel 2. Commissioner Elbert seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Bitterling, yes; Elbert, yes; Novasad, yes; Piland, yes . All of the Commissioners voted in favor of the motion, and the motion carried. MISCELLANEOUS Don Paul informed the Planning Commission that he has met with the designer of the medical office building proposed for construction by Dr. Alan Bates on his property adjacent to Cascade Memorial Hospital . Mr. Paul presented the plans to the Planning Commission and indicated briefly some concerns of staff, mainly, that the storm drainage be adequate, and in regard to the future extention of Hopkins Road. Ron Hough, a planner with Rogue Valley Council of Governments, has been asked to provide a concept for the future development of streets in that area. Dr. Bates asked that the Planning Commission be Planning Commission Meeting May 17, 1983 City Council Chambers Page 3 informed that he is doing his part to comply with the concerns of staff in order to present acceptable plans at the 1068 site plan review at the Planning Commission Meeting on June 7, 1983. Commissioner Bitterling asked about staff's concerns about the storm drainage. Don Paul explained that the construction of Dr. Bates' office building will be taking place at the same time as the addition to Cascade Memorial Hospital . Both plans indicate 12 .inch pipe for storm drainage to Fourth Street and Hopkins Road. Staff has asked Dr. Bates to provide engineer's calculations that the storm drainage will be adequate. Staff has also asked that the hospital look into running their storm drainage back to First Street because if both developments run their storm drainage to Fourth Street and Hopkins Road, there could be problems . If the calculations prove out, the lines will not have to be increased in size if the two drainage systems are divided to go different places . ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Bitterling made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Novasad seconded the motion. Roll call vote: Bitterling, yes ; Elbert, yes; Novasad, yes; Piland, yes . All of the Commissioners voted in favor of the motion, and the motion carried. Acting Chairman Ellard adjourned the meeting at 7 :19 p.m.